Meet the group

PharmAccess is a group of non-profit organizations dedicated to improving access to quality healthcare in Africa. PharmAccess mobilizes public and private resources for the benefit of doctors and patients through clinical standards and quality improvements, loans for healthcare providers, health insurance, mHealth innovations and operational research.

This integrated approach is made possible by the following organizations:

PharmAccess organized the conference in cooperation with the Erasmus University Rotterdam, the International Institute of Social Studies, the Rotterdam Global Health Initiative and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Her Royal Highness Princess Máxima of the Netherlands was one of the keynote speakers. Speakers from the World Bank, ILO, IFC, large telecommunication companies, the Hygeia group and health insurance initiatives from different parts of the world stimulated lively debates about the do’s and don’ts of health insurance schemes, the conditions in low and middle income countries, the knowledge gaps and political agendas necessary to advance access to health and health financing worldwide.